WTOP: Some DC parents irked after schools close for Juneteenth at the last minute
D.C. Public Schools closed Friday for Juneteenth, America’s newest federal holiday, but the last-minute decision surprised and frustrated some parents.
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DCist: Food Insecurity Among Hispanic Families Surged During Pandemic, Report Finds
A second-annual report from Capital Area Food Bank found that significantly more Hispanic families in the D.C. region are facing food insecurity after the pandemic — a “dramatic shift” that reflects the ways government-support systems…
DCist: Republican-Sponsored Bill Would Ban Teaching Of Critical Race Theory In D.C. Public Schools
A Republican congressman from Wisconsin has introduced a bill that would ban the teaching of critical race theory in D.C. public and charter schools, claiming it pits “Americans against Americans.”
City Paper: How the D.C. Region is Celebrating Juneteenth
Art, protests, performances, and celebrations of all sorts.
Washington Post: What’s happening — and what’s safe — this Fourth of July in Washington
The nation’s capital is open for celebrations this Independence Day.
Washington Business Journal: Dollar Tree eyes former Northwest D.C. Walgreens for a new store, but…
Dollar Tree is planning an expansion of its local footprint with a new location in D.C.’s Brightwood Park neighborhood, but its efforts could be thwarted, or at least complicated, by a lawsuit over its identified location — a former…
Ray Suarez in City Paper: The Diary of a Reluctant Statehooder
It’s time to shrink the federal district and add a 51st star to the flag.
Washingtonian: Rasika Restaurateur Ashok Bajaj Opens La Bise, a Chic French Brasserie by the White…
The playful, modern French restaurant takes over Bajaj's decades-old Oval Room space.
WTOP: DC delegate introduces bill to create memorial site for enslaved people at Georgetown…
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced a House bill Thursday that would create a memorial site in the District to honor enslaved Black people who disembarked at the Georgetown waterfront.
Amanda Wilson in The Post: D.C. passed a bill to cut traffic deaths. Now the city must fund it.
I once believed that with enough public understanding of the road rules and infrastructure, safety would naturally follow. Now I believe we must totally transform our streets.
WTOP: Smithsonian’s natural history museum reopens Friday
The National Museum of Natural History welcomes visitors again starting June 18, adding to the list of Smithsonian museums reopening this summer.
WTOP: DC offering gift cards after receiving COVID-19 vaccine at selected sites
Mayor Muriel Bowser is adding a new perk for those D.C. residents who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine: a free gift card.
District Links: DC to observe Juneteenth on Friday with DCPS off; how the District could buy…
The District announced DC Public Schools and various other government services will close on Friday to observe Juneteenth National Independence Day.
DCist: Bowser Cancels Classes For D.C. Public Schools To Mark Juneteenth
Mayor Muriel Bowser canceled Friday classes for D.C. Public Schools to commemorate Juneteenth, which marks the end of chattel slavery in the United States.
DCist: Judge Orders D.C. To Provide Special Education For Students In Jail
A federal judge ordered the District on Wednesday to provide special education services to students incarcerated at the D.C. Jail.
City Paper: D.C.’s ‘Night Mayor’ Shawn Townsend Stepping Down For Private Sector Job
"I’m happy to be leaving nightlife in a place where things are back open and people can get back to work."
Washington Post: D.C. schools canceled for Juneteenth at last minute, leaving parents scrambling
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) made a last-minute decision Thursday afternoon to cancel in-person and virtual school Friday in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day — the newly created federal holiday marking the end of slavery in…
Washington Post: Starting Saturday, D.C. residents can get gift cards when they get vaccinated
In her latest push to get D.C. residents vaccinated against the coronavirus, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has announced a new incentive: $51 Visa gift cards.
WTOP: DC inmates cooling down after a week with broken air conditioning
Some D.C. inmates are cooling off after the cell block they were housed in lost air conditioning a week ago.
WTOP: DC launches peer outreach to guide people through treatment for addictions
There were 411 deaths from opioid overdoses in the District last year — that’s more than double the number of deaths from homicide, and nearly double the overdose deaths from 2018. So, the D.C. Department of Health is responding to the…